mousetrap vehicle kits

A mousetrap vehicle designed for success
The Basic Kit is our top selling mousetrap powered vehicle kit and it has continues to be a favorite among students and teachers around the world since 1996. The Basic Kit is a distance vehicle designed to maximize the mouse trap's energy output over a 200% greater travel distance while reducing the overall loss of energy from friction and increasing the efficiency. The Basic Kit can be assembled in less than 30 minutes and will travel from 25-45 meters for most first time builders.

Size : length = 21 inches, width = 6 inches, lever arm = 12 inches.



Everything you need to build a winner
Just one of this mousetrap vehicle's secrets is use of lightweight low inertia DVD-Layers instead of full sized CDs for wheels. DVD Layers have half the thickness and half the rotational inertia of a normal CD and during the release of energy from the mouse trap less energy gets stored within the rotation of the wheels and more energy goes into the forward displacement of the car.

Includes the following: balsa wood, DVD wheels, DVD/CD spacers, brass axle tubing, brass lever arm, Victor mousetrap, thrust bearings, axle hook, step-by-step plans, kevlar string, and secret performance tips.



Easy to build mousetrap vehicle kit
As with all our top mousetrap vehicle kits, The Basic Kit also includes our "easy-to-wind" and "snag-free " string release system that will not tangle or snag for increased performance, a technique developed exclusively by Doc Fizzix. The Basic Kit comes ready to assemble with a pre-cut and drilled frame and includes a top-secret construction guide that is filled with tons of performance tips developed over the years by the pros.

Tools needed: glue, needle-nose-pliers.